Interstate 287 South - Mahwah to Somerville

NY 17 merges onto Interstate 287 south from Hillburn just ahead of the New jersey state line. The state route emerges as Route 17 quickly beyond the border to exit I-287 through Mahwah.

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Exit 66 consists of a left side ramp at a wye interchange. Route 17 branches southeast from I-287 along a 26.80 mile route to Ramsay, Allendale, Ridgewood, Paramus and ultimately Kearny.

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Interstate 287 leads southwest 13 miles to Riverdale and 30 miles to Morristown. Perth Amboy, beyond the I-287 transition to Route 440 north, is 70 miles away.

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Interstate 287 crosses over U.S. 202 for the first time and continues south by Darlington.

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Nearing the Darlington Avenue (CR 98) and Darlington Brook bridges on I-287 south.

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Entering the borough of Franklin Lakes, Interstate 287 swings westward to merge with the north end of New Jersey 208. Exit 59 loops onto Route 208 south. The state route travels 10.07 miles along an expressway to Hawthorne, Glen Rock and Fair Lawn at Route 4.

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U.S. 202 (Ramapo Valley Road) and Interstate 287 come together at a parclo interchange (Exit 58) in the borough of Oakland.

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Exit 58 leaves I-287 south for U.S. 202 (Ramapo Valley Road) north to Campgaw Mountain and south through Oakland to Pompton Lake. Skyline Drive (CR S91) stems north from parallel Oakland Avenue to meet I-287 at Exit 57 en route to the Ramapo Mountains.

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Interstate 287 traverses the southern hills of the Ramapo Mountains to the borough of Wanaque and Exit 55 with County Route 511 (Ringwood Avenue) near Haskell.

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Winding southward, Interstate 287 spans the Wanaque River to the parclo B2 interchange (Exit 55) with CR 511 (Ringwood Avenue).

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County Route 501 travels 37.44 miles overall between Morris Township and NY 210 at West Milford. The county route locally connects I-287 with Bloomingdale to the west and Wanaque Reservoir to the north. County Route 511A spurs south from Exit 55, 9.77 miles through Pompton Lakes to Riverdale and U.S. 202 in Lincoln Park.

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Curving southward, I-287 straddles the east side of Federal Hill to the borough of Riverdale.

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Meeting I-287 next is County Route 694 (Paterson Hamburg Turnpike) at a folded diamond interchange (Exit 53) in one mile.

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CR 694 stems west from the nearby the turn of CR 511A, from Paterson Hamburg Turnpike west from Pompton Lakes onto Newark Pompton Turnpike south into Riverdale.

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Exit 53 loops away from I-287 south for CR 694 west into Bloomingdale. New Jersey 23 crosses paths with the freeway in one half mile between Butler and Pequannock Township.

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A three quarter cloverleaf interchange (Exits 52A/B) facilitates the movements to New Jersey 23 from I-287 south. Route 23 constitutes a multi-lane route south to Wayne Township and CR 506 at Verona. The 52.63 mile route ventures northward to the tip of New jersey, ending at the New York state line in Montaque Township.

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Interstate 287 leaves Riverdale for a lengthy exit less stretch through Pequannock Township and Kinnelon.

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Somerville appears at 36 miles out, where parallel U.S. 202 leaves the I-287 corridor for Flemington and Lawrenceburg. Perth Amboy is now 54 miles away.

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Six lanes of Interstate 287 hug the hills west of Pequannock. A climbing lane adds a fourth southbound lane for trucks along this portion.

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South of Waughaw Mountain, Interstate 287 and U.S. 202 cross paths again.

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U.S. 202 turns west from Lincoln Park to Towaco and a parclo B2 interchange (Exit 47) with Interstate 287.

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Exit 47 departs I-287 south for U.S. 202 in Montville Township. Both routes continue west into Boonton.

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Entering the town of Boonton, Interstate 287 approaches a split diamond interchange with U.S. 202 (Myrtle Avenue) at Vreeland Avenue.

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U.S. 202 parallels the northwest side of I-287 to Washington Street and Main Street (CR 511) in the Boonton business district.

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The 1993 portion of Interstate 287 transitions into the 1973 section beyond the on-ramp from U.S. 202 (Washington Street) and the Rockaway River.

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U.S. 202 loops east to cross Boonton Reservoir into Parsippany-Troy Hills Township before returning west to again cross I-287. Joining Parsippany Boulevard, the US route parallels the west side of I-287 to Exit 42 and U.S. 46. The first sign of Interstate 80 (Exits 41A/B) appears two miles out.

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An on-ramp joins I-287 south from adjacent U.S. 202 ahead of the Exit 42 off-ramp to Waterview Boulevard. U.S. 202 stays west of I-287 through Parsippany to Exit 40.

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U.S. 46, a parallel route to most of Interstate 80 across North Jersey, leads west from U.S. 202 to Denville Township and the town of Dover and east to The Caldwells and city of Clifton.

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Interstate 287 veers eastward by Boonton Reservoir to cross over U.S. 46 ahead of the directional cloverleaf interchange (Exits 41B/A) with Interstate 80.

07/28/95

The right lane defaults onto the ramps for Interstate 80 at Exit 41. The freeway travels 68.54 miles east in New Jersey, between I-95 at Ridgefield Park to the east and the Delaware Water Gap into Pennsylvania to the west.

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Exit 41B departs for Interstate 80 west to Netcong, Wharton, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania and Cleveland, Ohio.

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A loop ramp (Exit 41A) carries motorists from I-287 south onto a collector distributor roadway east for both Interstate 80 east to Paterson and Interstate 280 southeast to The Oranges and Newark.

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Heading south from Route 10 in Hanover Township, Interstate 287 next approaches a trumpet interchange (Exit 37) with the New Jersey 24 freeway.

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New Jersey 24 constitutes a 10.42 mile route southeast from I-287 to Interstate 78 at Springfield Township.

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Two lanes leave I-287 south for Route 24 east to Florham Park, Madison, Chatham and the city of Summit. The freeway east to I-78 was completed in 1992.

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The next two exits of Interstate 287 south serve the town of Morristown. Departing in one quarter mile is Exit 37 to both adjacent Ridgedale Avenue and County Route 510Z (Lafayette Avenue).

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County Route 501 follows Morris Avenue into Downtown Morristown to the west of Exit 36. Lafayette Avenue (CR 501Z) loops 1.21 miles north of Morris Avenue to ramps with I-287 and the south end of CR 511 (Whippany Road).

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Route 124, the former alignment of Route 24, follows Madison Avenue southeast to Madison and South Street north to U.S. 202 in Downtown Morristown.

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Southbound at the Exit 35 off-ramp to Route 124 (Madison Avenue) on I-287. Route 124 travels 14.74 miles from Morristown southeast to Summit and Maplewood Township. The former alignment of Route 24 once extended west from Morristown to Chester, which was later planned as a freeway.

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Exit 33 loops onto Harter Road ahead of the Morris / Harding Township line. Interstate 287 turns more westward from there to again parallel U.S. 202 to Exit 30 in Bernards Township.

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A three quarter cloverleaf interchange joins Interstate 287 with Maple Avenue, just south of its intersection with U.S. 202 (Morristown Road) and Childs Road (CR 613). U.S. 202 veers southwest from here into Bernardsville

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Maple Road heads south from U.S. 202 and Exit 30A to Madisonville and Basking Ridge.

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Interstate 287 stays just east of the borough of Bernardsville on the approach to Exit 26 with County Route 525 (Mt. Airy Road).

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County Route 525 totals 16.88 miles from New Jersey 28 at Bound Brook to CR 510 in the borough of Mendham. A six-ramp parclo interchange (Exit 26) joins the route with I-287 north of Liberty Corner.

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Interstate 287 curves westward to lower from Second Watchung Mountain into a parclo interchange (Exit 22) with U.S. 202 & 206 near Pluckemin.

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U.S. 202 & 206 combine west of Far Hills for a seven mile overlap south to Raritan. The pair parallel I-287 east of the forthcoming interchange (Exits 21B/A) with Interstate 78.
Exit 22 from I-287 south defaults onto U.S. 202 & 206 north in Bedminster Township. A U-turn at River Road is required to access southbound to Pluckemin.

10/01/05

The on-ramp from U.S. 202 & 206 south adds an auxiliary lane to the directional cloverleaf interchange (Exits 21B/A) with Interstate 78. A 144 mile route, I-78 travels east to New York City and west to the Lehigh Valley and Harrisburg (via I-81).

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Former diagrammatic sign and overheads placed on the CR 620 overpass for Interstate 78. Interstate 78 travels a rural route west to Lebanon, Clinton and Phillipsburg and an increasingly urban route east to Springfield, Newark and Jersey City.

07/28/95

The control city for I-78 west was changed from Clinton to Easton, Pennsylvania in the mid 1990s. The freeway exits the state at a toll bridge near Alpha.

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